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That particular swam of quakes isn't anything to worry about https://www.npr.org/2021/12/08/1062365995/50-earthquakes-hit...
...and a good reminder to make sure your water heater / stacked laundry / fridge / etc is tied down properly...
If you do feel a quake, don't forget to report it to the USGS! They need your data.
It would be interesting if you could accumulate seismic data with iPhones. Like if they're stationary for more than 10 minutes, share data with USGS.
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It would be interesting if you could accumulate seismic data with iPhones. Like if they're stationary for more than 10 minutes, share data with USGS.
How would you distinguish between seismic events and someone walking by, running up and down stairs, or just bumping the table the phone is sitting on? seismometers are strategically located in places where humans won't accidentally affect their readings via normal daily activities.
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there is a great article on this in the new yorker that has been discussed here a few times. Won some awards for its writing too: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big...
My favorite line from that article: >Kenneth Murphy, who directs FEMA’s Region X, the division responsible for Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska, says, “Our operating assumption is that everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast.”
This site ... integrated over Real time Solar Flares: https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/solar-fla... and random noise form Live Meteor: https://meteorscan.com/meteor-live.html runs my Random Number Generator....
I liked the previous title about the Monster of the Cascadian Basin. I looked it up (found nothing) but came across this on the cascadian subduction zone: https://pnsn.org/outreach/earthquakesources/csz This is what's responsible for "megathrust" earthquakes on the west coast every 400-600 years. It seems we're early for one of those, so this is probably not that. I'd love to see more info on the significance, if any…
...there are the full-fault (M9) and partial-fault quakes (M8) , and the smaller ones happen more frequently:
https://projects.oregonlive.com/maps/earthquakes/timeline
>The Cascadia Subduction Zone has not produced an earthquake since 1700 and is building up pressure where the Juan de Fuca Plate is subsiding underneath the North American plate. Currently, scientists are predicting that there is about a 37 percent chance that a megathrust earthquake of 7.1+ magnitude in this fault zone will occur in the next 50 years.
https://www.oregon.gov/OEM/hazardsprep/Pages/Cascadia-Subduc...
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These too: "Until 1974, the state of Oregon had no seismic code...seventy-five per cent of all structures in the state are not designed to withstand a major Cascadia quake..." "The shaking from the Cascadia quake will set off landslides throughout the region—up to thirty thousand of them in Seattle alone...Fifteen per cent of Seattle is built on liquefiable land, including seventeen day-care centers and the homes of…
So, time to add a lifestraw and shovel to the go bag.
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So, time to add a lifestraw and shovel to the go bag.
A 'go bag' containing enough food to survive months would be rather unwieldy to carry around. Hopefully it survives the initial earthquake in an accessible location so permit bugging out. However, its not much use if the house has collapsed or you're stuck at work.
This site ... integrated over Real time Solar Flares: https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/solar-fla... and random noise form Live Meteor: https://meteorscan.com/meteor-live.html runs my Random Number Generator....
Now that you've published your seeds...
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A 'go bag' containing enough food to survive months would be rather unwieldy to carry around. Hopefully it survives the initial earthquake in an accessible location so permit bugging out. However, its not much use if the house has collapsed or you're stuck at work.
Fortunately, it just needs to get me east of I5, right?
In the situation you're describing, you're certainly correct that it's easily carried insurance. Although I'd leave the shovel. The ground is already going to be so toxic that a little bit of poop on the way isn't going to even be noticed. Might as well save the weight in the pack.